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John Whitmire: “We have a one penny city sales tax and of course metro gets…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 22:47

I mean, it's a pretty even split. You know, I would love to have a one penny. We have a one penny city sales tax and of course metro gets another penny that they share a fourth of us with us on mobility. You know, property taxes is obviously the major. And of course everybody hates some. You don't like your appraisal. They're passing legislation up there and It'll be on the ballot in November to increase the homestead exemption, certainly for seniors. (22:47–22:59)

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Asserts that the city has a one-penny sales tax and metro shares another penny for mobility.

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